JAACS welcomes original research across 74 subject areas in five thematic clusters.
Design patterns, planning loops, and orchestration frameworks for autonomous AI agents.
Coordination, negotiation, and emergent behaviour among cooperating or competing agents.
Large-language-model agents, tool calling, retrieval augmentation, agentic RAG.
Model-free / model-based RL, multi-agent RL, RLHF, policy optimisation.
Decision theory, MDPs, POMDPs, planning under uncertainty.
Supervised, unsupervised and semi-supervised learning algorithms and theory.
CNNs, RNNs, transformers, graph neural networks, neural architecture search.
LLMs, diffusion models, multimodal foundation models, alignment and safety.
Image recognition, object detection, segmentation, 3D vision, video analytics.
Text understanding, generation, translation, dialogue systems, low-resource NLP.
ASR, TTS, speaker recognition, audio source separation, music information retrieval.
XAI methods, fairness, interpretability, AI ethics, alignment.
Medical imaging, clinical NLP, drug discovery, digital pathology, agentic clinical assistants.
Intelligent tutoring systems, automated assessment, personalised learning, EdTech.
Algorithm design, complexity, approximation, randomised and online algorithms.
Advanced data structures, succinct structures, persistent and concurrent structures.
Software architecture, requirements, agile, DevOps, software analytics.
Kernel design, virtualisation, file systems, scheduling, microkernels.
Protocol design, SDN, NFV, 5G/6G core, network measurement.
Network security, intrusion detection, malware analysis, security analytics.
Public-key, post-quantum, lattice-based, multi-party computation, ZKPs.
IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, serverless, container orchestration, multi-cloud strategy.
Consensus, distributed ledgers, MPI, parallel architectures, distributed ML.
GPU/TPU acceleration, exascale, scientific computing workloads.
Distributed data processing, streaming, lakehouses, MLOps at scale.
Pattern mining, association rules, anomaly detection, KDD pipelines.
NewSQL, NoSQL, vector DBs, query optimisation, transaction processing.
Retrieval models, ranking, semantic search, recommender systems.
UX research, AR/VR interaction, adaptive interfaces, accessibility.
Rendering, geometry processing, scientific visualisation, real-time graphics.
Consensus algorithms, smart contracts, Layer-2, DeFi, decentralised identity.
Quantum algorithms, error correction, hybrid quantum-classical computing.
Language design, type systems, formal semantics, optimising compilers.
Model checking, theorem proving, software/hardware verification.
Genomic data analysis, structural biology, systems biology, single-cell omics.
Mechanism design, auctions, algorithmic game theory.
Integration of computation, networking and physical processes; CPS architectures.
IoT architectures, edge intelligence, sensor networks, IoT analytics.
Smart manufacturing, predictive maintenance, digital twins, OPC-UA, MES/SCADA.
Edge AI inference, fog architectures, latency-aware computation offloading.
Mobile, industrial, humanoid robots; motion planning; SLAM; manipulation.
Self-driving cars, ADAS, drones, swarm robotics, V2X.
Urban CPS, traffic management, smart energy, demand response, smart metering.
WSN protocols, energy harvesting, MAC/routing, sensor fusion.
RTOS, scheduling, embedded ML, safety-critical systems.
High-fidelity virtual replicas, simulation, model calibration, twin-based control.
Body-area networks, wearable health monitoring, e-health, telemedicine systems.
Precision agriculture, agri-IoT, autonomous tractors, crop analytics.
Digital/analog/mixed-signal IC design, low-power, ASIC, FPGA prototyping.
Embedded firmware, RTOS, SoC architectures, hardware-software co-design.
Device physics, CMOS scaling, FinFET, GAAFET, novel semiconductor materials.
Nano-CMOS, quantum devices, single-electron transistors, molecular electronics.
Converters, inverters, motor drives, wide bandgap (SiC/GaN) devices.
Linear/nonlinear control, robust & adaptive control, optimal control, MPC.
DSP algorithms, adaptive filters, time-frequency analysis, statistical SP.
Restoration, super-resolution, compression, perceptual quality.
5G/6G, mmWave, massive MIMO, RIS, NTN, spectrum sharing.
Antenna arrays, metamaterials, RF circuits, microwave engineering.
Fibre optics, silicon photonics, free-space optical, quantum photonics.
Microwave devices, THz imaging, mmWave components.
Solar PV, wind, battery storage, grid-tied inverters, micro-grids.
ECG/EEG/EMG systems, bio-sensors, medical imaging electronics.
MEMS design, smart sensors, sensor networks, flexible electronics.
Robotics actuation, servo systems, integrated electro-mechanical design.
Side-channel attacks, PUFs, trusted execution, hardware Trojans.
Processor design, memory hierarchies, accelerators, RISC-V, neuromorphic.
Spiking neural networks, memristive devices, brain-inspired chips.
Invasive/non-invasive BCI, neural decoding, neuroprosthetics.
XR, immersive analytics, haptics, metaverse infrastructure.
Energy-aware computing, sustainable AI, carbon-aware scheduling.
AI-driven materials discovery, chemistry, physics simulation, AI4Math.
QKD, quantum networks, post-quantum protocols.
Network science, large-scale behavioural analytics, computational policy.
Responsible AI, regulation, algorithmic auditing, AI safety.